On April 9, at approximately 9:00 a.m., Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a business on Derek Drive in Lake Charles regarding a purse snatching.

Upon arrival, deputies spoke with the elderly victim who advised a woman, later identified as Kelli R. LeBlanc, 20, 1500 N. Adams Street, Ragley, befriended her in the store and when the victim was distracted, LeBlanc stole the victim’s purse from her shopping cart and fled the store.

The Sheriff’s Office conducted an extensive search of the area but was unable to locate LeBlanc.

LeBlanc was previously arrested on February 7 in connection with a burglary and theft in Moss Bluff and released on $5,000 bond set by Judge Clayton Davis. On April 9, at approximately 5:30 p.m., LeBlanc’s bond was revoked and she was booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center.

On April 10, detectives re-arrested LeBlanc and charged her with purse snatching.